ALO ison the subject of
Readiness

for Weapons Testing and
things notes that ALO
among other
gave verbal permission
for Reeco to continue
construction work on
with
Work Orders for safety
tunnels Ul2IK&I on 12
Februa

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TWX from Holmes & Na
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costs and completion dat
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ishing the casing the fou
258 wellas completing
r vertical holes
the surface facilities and
hoi
st
ins
tallations for the
four holes. The diggin
g and casing costs are
0, 100K, 172K and 31
respectively for the 500,
0K
S00, 1210 and 1800 foot
holes. The schedules are
existing, 102 days, 148
days and 237 days, res
pectively to complete
Casing. The surface fac
the
ilities and hoist instal
lat
ions would cost additiona
moncy on the order of 3
l
million dollars total for
the four holes and would
require up to about 9 mo
nths from authorizatio
n,

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being new additions that LASL
feels are more Likely
to be
ready in the near future or more desirable for testing.
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